Waar Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Waar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
India351:21,916,154310,282
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
France11:66,422,722504,397
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Waar (67) may also be a first name.

Waar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Waar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Waar has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waar is the 1,385,851st most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 37 percent of Waar reside; 31 percent reside in Western Europe and 30 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Waar is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 67 people.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 375,271. In The Netherlands Waar is primarily found in: Friesland, where 44 percent live, South Holland, where 42 percent live and North Holland, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Waar is found in 24 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Waar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waar surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Waar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.05% more than the national average, earning R 411,240 per year and in United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahar89273/
Waare89191/
Waarø891/
Waarh891/
Hwaar891/
War8649,269/
Wahart80169/
Waardt8021/
Waarøe807/
Waaire803/
Wahair802/
Waahar801/
Ware7593,824/
Warr7510,676/
Wear758,990/
Baar757,157/
Wahr75749/
Wair75693/
Vwar75163/
Warz75158/
Hwar75123/
Wuar7581/
Vaar7573/
Waur7544/
Warh7527/
Whar7516/
Warø7515/
Uaar754/
Wwar753/
Wgar751/
Weare671,983/
Vahar671,209/
Waire67688/
Whear67529/
Whare67239/
Vaart67235/
Warre67212/
Hware67208/
Baarh67179/
Waure67142/
Vaare6795/
Wayre6786/
Wahur6759/
Wairr6744/
Wearp6734/
Baair6729/
Vaard6725/
Baňar6710/
Waitr678/
Watrt677/
Waird677/
Uhaar677/
Wathr676/
Wahre675/
Wuarr675/
Warph674/
Warhe674/
Wuard672/
Warht671/
Baarr671/
Wearh671/
Wharp671/
Wasrh671/
Wuart671/
Vware671/
Ba'ar671/
Wasrt671/
Wartt671/
Baahr671/
Warrp671/
H'War671/
Vwarp671/
Wayjr671/
Weahr671/
Wuhar670/
Watrz670/
Wasrd670/
Wahrd670/
Wahrt670/
Wearr670/
Weaur670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waar
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